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Amazon Schooled on AI Facial Technology by Turing Award Winner
Artificial intelligence researchers are calling on Amazon to stop selling its facial recognition software to police.
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Huawei Sues .S. Over Equipment Ban, Escalating Legal Clash
Huawei Technologies Co. sued the U.S. government for barring its equipment from certain networks, delivering a legal riposte to American accusations it aids China...
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Putin Wants His Own Internet
When anti-government protests erupted on Russia's side of the Caucasus Mountains in October, authorities did something they'd never done before: cut mobile internet...
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Huawei Goes on Offense in the Battle for Hearts and Minds
Huawei Technologies Co. has turned to a blend of wit, sarcasm and defiance to publicly fight allegations that the world's largest maker of telecommunications equipment...
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Huawei Is Blocked in .S., But Its Chips Power Cameras Everywhere
Pelco, a California-based security camera maker, set lofty sales targets last year for a model with sharper video resolution and other cutting-edge features. That...
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The Super-Secure Quantum Cable Hiding in the Holland Tunnel
A quantum key distribution fiber-optic cable running through the Holland Tunnel harnesses the power of quantum mechanics to protect critical banking data.
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The Super-Secure Quantum Cable Hiding in the Holland Tunnel
Commuters inching through rush-hour traffic in the Holland Tunnel between Lower Manhattan and New Jersey don't know it, but a technology likely to be the future...
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AI vs. the Hackers
Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and various startups increasingly are implementing machine learning algorithms that adapt to hackers' constantly evolving tactics.
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Kroger, Microsoft Create Futuristic Grocery Store
Microsoft and the Kroger supermarket chain are collaborating on online grocery shopping.
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Robots Aren't Yet Killing Off All Our Jobs, World Bank Says
The growth of automation so far has had a negligible impact on jobs at a global level, according to the World Bank's chief economist.
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Artificial Intelligence Vs. the Hackers
Last year, Microsoft Corp.'s Azure security team detected suspicious activity in the cloud computing usage of a large retailer: One of the company's administrators...
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Toyota Wants to Put a Robot Friend in Every Home
Toyota envisions robots becoming commonplace in homes as companions to senior citizens.
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Meet 'Millie' the Avatar. She'd Like to Sell You a Pair of Sunglasses
A Canadian startup has created a life-size digital avatar to help retail brands looking for ways to boost falling in-store sales in the face of growing competition...
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China Is Building a $9 Billion Rival to the American-Run GPS
China is taking its rivalry with the U.S. to the heavens, spending at least $9 billion to build a celestial navigation system and cut its dependence on the American...
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Blockchain, Once Seen as a Corporate Cure-All, Suffers Slowdown
Corporate America's love affair with all things blockchain may be cooling.
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One Woman's Math Could Help NASA Put People on Mars
Kathleen Howell never aspired to walk on the moon.
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Big Tech is Throwing Money and Talent at Home Robots
Science fiction writers and technologists have been predicting the arrival of robot butlers for the better part of a century. So far domestic robots have been relatively...
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Drone Swarms Are the New Fireworks Lighting Up China's Skies
Since China banned fireworks across more than 400 cities to reduce pollution, a new entertainment has emerged to fill the skies: drone swarms.
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Apple and Its Rivals Bet Their Futures on These Men's Dreams
Over the past five years, artificial intelligence has gone from perennial vaporware to one of the technology industry's brightest hopes.
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